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1 1 Nursery Products Hawes Composting Facility Helping Farmers, Recycling Resources, Protecting the Environment

2 2 Benefits of Compost Recycling ● Assembly Bill 939  Requires municipalities to recycle at least 50% of their waste, which includes: Glass Plastic Paper Aluminum Green material Biosolids Municipalities that do not comply with AB 939 could be fined up to $10,000 per day Recycling is Required by State Law

3 Nursery Products Composting Process Nursery Products receives treated biosolids from waste water treatment plants in covered trucks and turns it into safe and beneficial compost Biosolids, which are 80-90% water, are mixed with green material (wood chips, tree trimmings, etc) and composted in a controlled process 3

4 4 Distance Makes A Difference 22 miles from Barstow 8 miles from Hinkley

5 5 Proposed Hawes Composting Site View from Southwest View from Northeast

6 6 3 miles from Barstow City Hall 1 mile from residents Barstow Open-Air Biosolids Drying Operation

7 7 Air Quality Impacts ● This compost facility will eliminate:  6 million miles of truck traffic  1 million gallons of diesel fuel ● This project will not affect MDAQMD’s achievement of federal ozone air quality standards by 2007

8 GHG Reduction Avoid methane emissions in landfill Reduce Transportation miles to out of State disposal facilities (reducing 83.8 tons of NOX per year) Carbon Storage in Soil 8

9 9 In Conclusion Compost is an important diversion from landfills Compost conserves water Compost enhances crop growth Scientific evidence shows composting is safe Perfect location – remote and arid The project will eliminate 6,000,000 miles truck travel and save 1,000,000 gallons of diesel fuel

10 10 Nursery Products Hawes Composting Facility Helping Farmers, Recycling Resources, Protecting the Environment


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